Legging



M. COOPER May 26, 1936.

LEGGING Filed May 15, 1955 \NVENTOR Mar/vs Caoper Patented May 26, 1936UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 6 Claims.

My present invention relates to a new and useful means of fastening achilds legging or similar garment to the foot of the wearer. It aims todevise an attachment which, while being simple and economical inconstruction, yet remedies certain important defects in such leggings ashave heretofore been used.

Prior to my present invention, it was usual to aiiix the nether portionof a legging by means of a cross strap aiiixed directly to the cloth orother material of the legging, and without the allowance of any means totake care of variations in the size and shape of the wearers foot. As aresult of this, the strap would frequently ride up over the heel of thewearer, thus causing him inconvenience and annoyance, and frequentlyrequiring the repair of the legging and the removal of one side of thefastening means to a different position on the garment so as to preventthis occurrence.

In the drawing, Fig. I represents a perspective view of the device ofthe present invention showing the same as it is actually employed. Fig.II is a detailed showing of the fastening means on one side, and Fig.III is a detailed showing of the fastening means on the other side.

At 4 is shown a legging generally aflixed in position to the shoe 5.

The strap is positioned when in use directly under the arch of the shoe5.

This strap is affixed to one portion of the legging by a pair of snapfasteners 8 located on each side of the slidable fastener shown at 9.

On the other side of the legging, opposite the slidable fastener 9, aloop of leather or similar material I2 is sewed to the legging 4.Through this loop is passed a metallic loop or guide l3, one portion ofwhich is positioned within the loop I 2 and the other portion of whichis free. On the free portion of the metallic loop l3 there rides atrolley 14 to which is attached one portion of a snap fastener l5. Tothis snap fastener l5, the other side of the strap 6 is snapped by meansof the cooperating portion of the snap fastener 16.

As can be seen from the drawing, when the legging is put on by thewearer, and the strap 6 put in place at 8, the trolley M will ride alonguntil the strap 6 is directly beneath the arch of the shoe 1 nestlingsnugly against the heel of the shoe H. The frictional engagement of thetrolley M will hold the same in place, although, where desired, the loopl3 may have a notch arrangement to hold the trolley l4 more firmly inposition. However I have discovered that this is not at all essential.

It will thus be seen that the device of my present invention makesallowance for variations in the size and shape of the wearers foot, andwill prevent the strap from being forced out of position or riding upover the heel of the shoe ll.

It is quite apparent that variations may be made in the construction ofthis device from the figures shown in the drawing which are set forth byway of illustration only, without departing from the spirit of thisinvention or the scope of the claims.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In combination with a legging or the like, a strap portion adapted tobe positioned beneath the wearers foot and means to allow said strapportion to vary its position with varying size or shape of such footindependently of any variation in the size of the legging or the like.

2. In combination with a legging or the like, a strap portion adapted tobe positioned beneath the wearers foot and means to allow said strapportion to Vary its position with varying size or shape of such foot,said means comprising a trolley slidable on a guide affixed to thelegging or the like.

3. In combination with a legging or the like, a strap portion and meansto allow said strap portion to vary its position with the size or shapeof the wearers foot, said means comprising a loop member afiixed to thelegging or the like, a guide member held in position by said loop, and atrolley slidable on said guide.

4. In combination with a legging or the like, a strap positioned at thenether portion thereof, said strap being afiixed to one side of saidlegging or the like by means of snap fasteners, and to the other side ofsaid legging or the like by means of a snap fastener mounted on atrolley, which trolley is slidable on a guide afiixed to said legging.

5. In combination with a legging or the like, a strap portion adapted tobe positioned beneath the wearers foot, and means to allow said strapportion to vary its position with varying size or shape of such footindependently of any variation in the size of the legging or the like,one end of said strap portion being afiixed by means of a snap fastenedto said means.

6. In combination with a legging or the like, a strap portion adapted tobe positioned beneath the wearers foot, and means to allow said strapportion to vary its position with varying size or shape of such foot,said means comprising a trolley slidable on a guide affixed to thelegging or the like, one end of said strap portion being affixed bymeans of a snap fastened to the slidable trolley.

MORRIS COOPER.

